Sean Nugent

A $24 million hot-pool and accommodation complex is being proposed for Cardrona village, and it is hoped construction can start within two years.

Wanaka's road crash rescue team has succeeded in its goal of qualifying for the Australasian Rescue Challenge for the first time, after a strong performance in the national competition.

Varina Proprietary Ltd is appealing  to the Environment Court over a decision  that the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s proposed district plan must retain a zone in which major...

Members of the Wanaka Community Board have slammed the Queenstown Lakes District Council over the lack of progress in implementing the Wanaka lakefront development plan, which they describe as ...

A hearing on whether to grant a new licence to commercial jet-boat operator Go Jets Wanaka to use the Albert Town boat ramp as a loading point will be held in Wanaka today.

A Wanaka food truck business has raised nearly $1500 to help provide healthy meals to those in need.

Two Wanaka brothers are taking the Queenstown Lakes District Council to the Environment Court in an attempt to reverse a district plan decision and open up the possibility for future development.

A last-minute bid by Wanaka Wastebusters to take over Hawea's waste collection point has failed.

The future of Sticky Forest remains unknown.

Queenstown Lakes district councillor Quentin Smith says it is ''scary to imagine'' how much worse transport problems in Wanaka will get in the four years before funding is available to build '...

Some Northlake residents are unhappy at the changes in the subdivision's development plan, and believe the developers are not providing the amenities they were "sold on''.

A week of collaborative Dine by Donation events held earlier this month raised $7500 for two charities focused on solving the issue of child impoverishment and hunger.

Otago regional councillor Ella Lawton denies claims she is using her influence as a councillor to receive special treatment for a project steering committee she chairs.

A team of Central Otago high school pupils will take on an Anglican parish on the issue of euthanasia tomorrow in what is described as an ‘‘extraordinary debate’’ by event organiser Michael Laws.

Police have released the name of the woman killed in a crash in the Matukituki Valley near Treble Cone yesterday. 

One person has died near the Treble Cone Ski area after becoming trapped in a car which left the road and ended up upside down in a creek.

Questions were raised about the intent of a resource consent application at a hearing in Wanaka yesterday.